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What type of surgery is best for basal thumb arthritis?
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Surgery for arthriti: Usually surgery is not recommended for arthritis. See your doctor about what type of arthritis you have and what is best treatment.
Answered 4/21/2018
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Many choices: Specifically, with respect to surgery, patients do well with either simple trapeziectomy with or without ligament reconstruction.
Answered 3/21/2017
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Several options: Treatment for basal thumb arthritis includes several options depending on the severity. Early cases may be treated with partial resection of the trapezium and the more severe cases require complete removal of that carpal bone. Some surgeons also perform a ligament reconstruction to help stabilize the joint but it may not be necessary with all patients.
Answered 3/21/2017
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Thumb arthritis: the most important aspect in thumb basal joint arthritis surgery (for end-stage arthritis) is complete trapeziectomy. there are multiple other ways to approach reconstruction of this joint and is based on multiple factors, including surgeon preference.
Answered 11/5/2019
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